Briefs -- Published Aug. 2, 2014

Block parties and other gatherings are scheduled in neighborhoods in San Joaquin County and throughout the United States on Tuesday as part of National Night Out.

The Record

Block parties and other gatherings are scheduled in neighborhoods in San Joaquin County and throughout the United States on Tuesday as part of National Night Out.

People are encouraged to turn on their porch lights, unlock their doors, and congregate on porches and front lawns from 5 to 9 p.m.

In Lathrop, city staffers are also planning a National Night Out party from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Generations Center, 450 Spartan Way. It's a way for city staffers to hand out information to residents, and members of the Lathrop Manteca Fire District will provide hot dogs and other snacks. Activities are also planned.

People in other cities can contact their civic offices to see what activities are planned. Neighborhood associations might also have information on local plans.

TRACY - Two new fire stations, which replace 30-year-old locations, are slated to open Tuesday.

Officials will have brief celebrations at Fire Station 96, 1800 W. Grant Line Road, from 4-5 p.m., followed by one at Fire Station 92, 1035 E. Grant Line Road, from 5-6 p.m.

To cut design costs and streamline construction, both stations were built simultaneously by Diede Construction of Lodi using an identical floor plan.

Each 5,136-square-foot station includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an apparatus room, full kitchen, day room and fitness area.